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The Dynatronics Quad7: Now You Can Have Compression, Stimulation, Heat & Cold - All in One Unit



Sports medicine and physical therapists jobs have been made a little easier with the 2012 release of the Dynatron Quad7.  The Salt Lake City-based Dynatronics offers the Quad7, which uses thermoelectric technology to combat acute, sub-acute, or chronic pain across a wide range of physical therapy needs. The Quad7 is unique as a tool developed to improve your rehabilitatio...
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A Physical Therapist's Dream Tool: The Endorphin Sit-To-Stand Exerciser



Remember the old song about "the knee bone's connected to the thigh bone; the thigh bone's connected to the hip bone" and so on? Sometimes, due to accidents, surgery, strokes or inactivity, those connections get interrupted. These challenges lead to the loss of muscle tone and strength. One of the issues in the care of the elderly and patients recovering from strokes, accidents or surgery of the ...
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The Quickie QM-710 can Spider-Crawl Over Rough Terrain



 What happens when you combine a spider and a power wheelchair?  My first thought was a flattened spider spread out on the pavement, but actually it's a six-wheeled power wheelchair that can ride over almost any terrain...like a spider.  The Quickie QM-710 Power Wheelchair by Sunrise Medical is a reliable, high-performing power base that features a SpiderTrac™ Suspension, ...
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Rehabilitation Facilities Need a Place to Store Physical Therapy Equipment



 Any good physical therapist requires high quality, durable and affordable rehabilitation equipment to help get their patients on the road to better health. For the PT who has his own facility, or who works in a healthcare or rehabilitation facility, one of the most important pieces of equipment may be a physical therapy weight rack. These racks are professional fitness equipment that are use...
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Cardio Kids™ Fitness Equipment Helps Kids Build Healthy Hearts



A familiar quote many of us have heard in one form or another is, "As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live." -Pope John Paul II. Those in the health and fitness field might adapt this quote to say, "As the heart goes, so goes the body and our whole lives." In other words, we are only as strong as our hearts and our entire health picture is not complete w...
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Achieve Independent Mobility with the Merry Stand By Me©



  For some of us, even basic functions such as walking or standing up from a sitting position are challenges that must be taken up every single day. The elderly, physically challenged, or people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis constantly struggle being mobile. However, all of this comes to an end with a product that is designed and dedicated to the needs of the wheelchair-bound patient. ...
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A Wheelchair that Stands Up



To stand or to sit, that is the question.  For many of us, this comment is just that, a simple question followed by an act of either standing or sitting.  Sounds simple enough but for some people, this is a question which isn't very often uttered or acted upon...until now. To be able to move your body into different positions is very important both physically and mentally.  ...
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